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Can I read The Runmakers : a New Way to Rate Baseball Players on EtoBox?
The Runmakers : a New Way to Rate Baseball Players by Frederick E. Taylor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Runmakers : a New Way to Rate Baseball Players about?
Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. Managers pore over batting averages to determine game day lineups and batting orders; high number of runs batted in and low earned run averages receive praise from the press, higher salaries from the front office, and love from fans; and the fate of fantasy baseball players rises and falls with each statistical change. The prominence of the RC/27 and other more complex, formula-driven stats has made numbers even more important to understanding and appreciating the game. For all these baseball buffs and more, Frederick E. Taylor provides a new measure of hitting prowess that just might be a game changer. Taylor's potential runs per game (PRG) measure accounts for batters getting on base, advancing runners, and driving in runs, and it separates leadoff and second batters from those in the middle of the order. Taylor introduces the measure, explains how it works, and applies it to players past and present. He breaks the history of major league baseball into eight eras based on differences in runs scored per game. He systematically—player-by-player and position-by-position—compares the results of the PRG measure to those drawn from other statis
Who reads The Runmakers : a New Way to Rate Baseball Players?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frederick E. Taylor
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781421400211
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sports, Anthropology, Fiction
- Rating
- 2.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
